Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | N 8 | N 9 | NW 11 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 15 | N 15 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 175 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 130 | 147 | 112 | 70 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:48AM2.60m | 6:00PM2.48m | 6:54AM2.36m | 7:14PM2.33m | 8:30AM2.25m | 8:54PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.93m | 11:45AM1.23m | 00:14AM1.17m | 12:46PM1.46m | 1:42AM1.33m | 2:33PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 15 | N 8 | N 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 19 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 10 | N 16 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 13 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 55 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 175 | 148 | 132 | 109 | 109 | 127 | 10 | 13 | 73 | 73 | 103 | 10 | 60 | 130 | 147 | 112 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 678 | 645 | 392 | 692 | 703 | 156 | 168 | 782 | 985 | 703 | 703 | 744 | 785 | 546 | 744 | 546 | 725 | 678 | 584 | 562 | 546 | 392 | 324 | 311 |
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